Frugal Gluten-Free Living: Gluten-Free Desserts

Being gluten-free sometimes feels like you have a rich person disease. Trouble is, I don't know many rich people these days, but I know quite a few gluten intolerant folks. So what are us paupers to do? Rejoice! You don't need to sacrifice your wallet to satisfy your sweet tooth. I've compiled a gluten-free desert list for those watching their spending.

Chex Muddy Buddies

(These were my first venture out into the world of gluten-free desserts. My goodness. They are incredible. Highly addicting, so baker beware!)

2. In a small saucepan over medium heat combine the water, salt and sugar. Stir until completely dissolved and set aside.

3. Either in the top half of a double boiler or in a microwave oven melt the bittersweet chocolate. Pour the chocolate into the bowl of an electric mixer.

4. Cut the butter into pieces and beat the butter into the chocolate, 1 piece at a time. Beat in the hot sugar-water. Slowly beat in the eggs, one at a time.

5. Pour the batter into the prepared pan. Have a pan larger than the cake pan ready, put the cake pan in the larger pan and fill the pan with boiling water halfway up the sides of the cake pan.

6. Bake cake in the water bath at 300 degrees F (150 degrees C) for 45 minutes. The center will still look wet. Chill cake overnight in the pan. To unmold, dip the bottom of the cake pan in hot water for 10 seconds and invert onto a serving plate.

Gluten-free Nestle Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipe

(These cookies are a bit more crummy than I like, but they pass the taste test with flying colors.)

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These recipes are great! I have been buying the Amy's Organic Gluten Free mixes for brownies.. These recipes will save me a ton because I can make the same things just using bare minimum items at home. Thanks!

I have a fantastic brownie recipe. But Basically you can just take any brownie and substitute the flour with the gluten free flour mix, cup for cup. Then add about a teaspoon of xanthan gum. Should work out great for you!

I like how much easier it's become to find lovely gf treats in the grocery stores. And to be able to make cereal-based treats and mixes, like Chex mix with gf cereal. It almost feels normal, sometimes! ;)

Sonja, thanks so much for your delicious goodies recipes. We've had our autistc son on a gluten-free/casein-free/sugar-free (white, brown, corn syrup free) diet for about four years. It seems that rice flour, in particular seems to impart a drier or crunchier texture to baked goods. I wonder if adding one or one and a half tablespoons of water to the creamed butter/sugar/egg mixture (as is done with some oatmeal cookie recipes, although they're not gluten-free, but have a similar brown and white sugar base), would help to approximate that special Toll House texture. I have enjoyed every one of your posts on Wisebread, and look forward to what you'll have for us next!